THAILAND – A state of emergency was on Tuesday issued in Thailand’s Songkhla province after severe flooding affected over 2.1 million people, according to local reports on Wednesday. Thailand’s Meteorological Department has issued a fresh alert…
BANGLADESH – Thousands were left homeless after a massive fire at Dhaka’s largest slum – Korail slum – destroyed around 1,500 homes on Tuesday night. 19 firefighting units brought the blaze under control after five hours,…
ITALY – Femicide in Italy is now a crime punishable by a life sentence in prison after the Italian parliament on Tuesday passed into law a bill approving the mandatory sentence. Members of Italy’s lower house,…
FRANCE – Citing “disinformation” concerns from Russia, the European Commission have launched the Democracy Shield initiative whose strategic framework according to the commission is to “safeguard and strengthen democratic institutions across the EU, candidate countries, and…
PALESTINE – Displaced Palestinians in the Southern Gaza are facing harsh weather conditions as heavy rains have resulted to massive flooding inside tents. Witnesses said on Tuesday that several tents were destroyed by rainfall in al-Mawasi…
ROMANIA – Romanian Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported that there were drone incursions on its airspace near border with Ukraine. According to the ministry, the first unidentified aerial object was detected in the morning over Tulcea…
NEW ZEALAND – On Monday, 2 mountain climbers fell to their deaths as they attempted to summit New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki Mount Cook, according to Canterbury Police. 2 others were rescued. The two climbers, who…
Mr. Donald Trump, I write this open letter with an aim of discussing several issues in regards to your administration’s local policies, as well as your part in international affairs. During your presidential campaign, you championed…
USA – Republican US Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida said in a Fox News interview that regime change in Venezuela would be very good news for American economy, pointing out that the country possesses the…
RUSSIA – At least 3 people were killed and 13 others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia‘s Krasnodar and Rostov regions. Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev wrote on Telegram that the southern Russian region suffered…
GERMANY – Germany’s federal statistical authority Destatis on Tuesday announced that the German economy growth for the third quarter was zero. “Weak exports had a dampening effect on economic activity in the 3rd quarter,” Ruth Brand,…
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea on Tuesday issued a nationwide red alert in a move aimed at tightening response measures after a 6th case of African Swine Fever (ASF) was reported within the year. The latest…
AFGHANISTAN – At least 10 people were killed in a Pakistani strike in Afghanistan according to the Afghan interim government on Tuesday. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson of the Afghan Taliban, said that Pakistan allegedly hit a civilian…
RUSSIA – Secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in UAE begun on Monday spearheaded by the US, and were set to continue on Tuesday according to media reports. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on…
USA – The Trump’s administration have terminated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Myanmar nationals effective on Jan. 26, 2026. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement on Monday, a decision that’ll affect…
AZERBAIJAN – An office building explosion in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, on Monday left 5 people injured according to local authorities. Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement that the blast occurred at a five-story building…
ISRAEL – Israel is on high alert following the Sunday’s strike that killed Hezbollah commander Haitham al-Tabtabai, raising the air defense systems alert level on Monday. “The army has decided to raise the alert level of…
UKRAINE – An overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv resulted to the deaths of 4 people while 13 others sustained injuries according to Ukraine on Monday. “According to preliminary data, four people were killed and at…
NORTH KOREA – According to an American monitoring and analysis report published in Nov. 21, the North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center is undergoing modernization and expansion. “Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear…
USA – Majority of Americans oppose any US military action in Venezuela according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released on Sunday. The survey found that 76% of respondents say the administration has not clearly outlined what…
GAMBIA – Following recent political tensions in Cameroon after presidential elections last month, Gambia announced on Sunday that it had granted the Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary a temporary political asylum. Bakary arrived in the…
PAKISTAN – A suicide bomber attack on a Pakistani paramilitary headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday morning resulted to the deaths of 6 people, 3 of whom are security personnel and the others the suicide bombers…
NORTH KOREA – The North Korea‘s meteorological agency have developed an AI-based weather forecasting system according to local reports on Monday. “By applying AI technology to all weather forecasting processes, this intelligent, automated and refined comprehensive…
USA – During the Geneva peace negotiations between American and Ukrainian delegation, a significant step was marked forward with Ukrainian delegation saying that they believe the current draft of Trump’s Ukraine peace plan reflects their national…
KENYA – Several people are feared dead in a Sunday morning road accident in Kenya involving a public service 33-seater bus and a concrete truck mixer. The accident occurred in Machakos county at a junction, where…
PALESTINE – Israeli attacks on Gaza continue in latest violation of ceasefire, leaving at least 22 Palestinians dead and dozens others injured on Saturday, as Israeli forces targeted homes in several locations across Gaza Strip and…
USA – The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the Ukraine peace plan leaked was authored by the US, after several lawmakers claimed he had privately described the document as a Russian…
SOUTH AFRICA – The G20 summit in South Africa started on Saturday Nov. 22, in Johannesburg, with President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the first address. In line with South Africa’s G20 theme of “solidarity, equality and sustainability,”…
USA – According to local authorities on Friday evening, 4 people were injured in a shooting incident in North Carolina during a Christmas tree lighting event. Three of the victims were in critical condition and one…
INDONESIA – The Indonesia landslide death toll have risen to 31 according to local authorities on Saturday, while search for the remaining 20 continues. In Pandanarum village, Banjarnegara Regency in Central Java, 18 people remain missing,…